title: The research critique. General criteria for evaluating a research report.
abstract: General criteria for evaluating a research report are addressed. This outline of criteria can be used as a guide for nurses in critiquing research studies. A sample research report is summarized followed by a critique of the study. Readers have an opportunity to practice critiquing by doing their own analyses before reading the critique presented in the article.
authors.affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, Division of Nursing, Boca Raton 33431.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D015983:Selection Bias